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OET (OET-LV) and_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it_said to_ˊAmāsāʼ peace are_you my_brother/kindred and_ the_hand_of _it_took_hold of_the_right_side_of of_Yōʼāⱱ on_the_beard_of ˊAmāsāʼ to_kiss to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) Yoav greeted Amasa, “Is all well with you, my brother?” Then he used his right hand to hold Amasa’s beard to kiss him,
Note 1 topic: writing-politeness
הֲשָׁל֥וֹם אַתָּ֖ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) to,Amasa ?,peace you(ms) my=brother/kindred and,it_took_hold hand_of right_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on,the_beard_of ˊAmāsāʼ to,kiss to=him/it )
Joab is addressing Amasa with a polite greeting of his culture. (The term Peace has the sense of “well-being” here.) Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [How are you]
Note 2 topic: translate-kinship
אָחִ֑י
my=brother/kindred
This could mean: (1) that Joab is using the term brother to describe the close family relationship that he and Amasa have. The narrative indicates elsewhere that Joab’s mother and Amasa’s mother were sisters. Your language may have its own term or expression for this relationship. Alternate translation: [my cousin]; (2) that Joab is using the term brother as a term of endearment. Alternate translation: [my friend]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
וַתֹּ֜חֶז יַד־יְמִ֥ין יוֹאָ֛ב בִּזְקַ֥ן עֲמָשָׂ֖א לִנְשָׁק־לֽוֹ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) to,Amasa ?,peace you(ms) my=brother/kindred and,it_took_hold hand_of right_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on,the_beard_of ˊAmāsāʼ to,kiss to=him/it )
The author is speaking of the right hand of Joab as if it were a living thing that could hold onto Amasa’s beard. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And Joab held onto the beard of Amasa with his right hand so that he could kiss him]
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
לִנְשָׁק־לֽוֹ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) to,Amasa ?,peace you(ms) my=brother/kindred and,it_took_hold hand_of right_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on,the_beard_of ˊAmāsāʼ to,kiss to=him/it )
Kissing Amasa was a symbolic action by which Joab pretended to show friendship and respect. He actually intended to get close to Amasa so he could kill him. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [to greet him with a kiss] or [to pretend friendship by giving him a kiss]
OET (OET-LV) and_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it_said to_ˊAmāsāʼ peace are_you my_brother/kindred and_ the_hand_of _it_took_hold of_the_right_side_of of_Yōʼāⱱ on_the_beard_of ˊAmāsāʼ to_kiss to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) Yoav greeted Amasa, “Is all well with you, my brother?” Then he used his right hand to hold Amasa’s beard to kiss him,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.